5. SHORTENING
We swapped shortening in for butter in this test, which some people swear by, but this was our least favorite version. The cookies LOOK beautiful, but they were kind of bland. They’re much crumblier than the other variations and while the center was soft, it was more cakey than chewy. We really missed the butter flavor in these cookies but these are a good ‘milk-dipping’ cookie.
Finally, perhaps our favorite ingredient exchange!